William Bailey Grant

1846 - 1914  (68 years)

• Name	William Bailey Grant
  Birth	Jun 1846	Rutherford Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9EE2888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000A4B3
  Death	22 Dec 1914	Asheville, Buncombe Co, NC
  Person ID	I6278	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	John Alexander Grant,   b. 1813/1814, Rutherford Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) d. Bef 11 Jan 1887, Rutherford Co, NC (Age < 73 years)
  Mother	Mintey M Bruce,   b. Mar 1820, NC d. Bef 2 Apr 1906, Rutherford Co, NC (Age < 86 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1841	Rutherford Co, NC
  Family ID	F3175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Ann Victoria Bird,   b. 9 Sep 1846, McDowell Co, NC d. 16 Nov 1933, Multnomah Co, OR (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1868	McDowell Co, NC
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Minnie Augusta Grant,   b. Aug 1870, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1940, Salem, Marion Co, OR (Age > 71 years)   2. Lawrence Renfo Grant,   b. 28 Oct 1873, McDowell Co, NC d. 7 Apr 1965, Portland, Multnomah Co, OR (Age 91 years)   3. Maud M Grant,   b. May 1877, McDowell Co, NC d. 18 Oct 1962, Salem, Marion Co, OR (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F4135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Nora L Jones,   b. 19 Apr 1869, Buncombe Co, NC d. 2 Jun 1963, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1895	Buncombe Co, NC
  Children	1. Bessie W Grant,   b. 26 Aug 1895, Buncombe Co, NC d. 13 May 1931, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F4136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

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  Death Certificate (Ancestry.com)

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Death by homicide, gun shot, per D/C. Betty Hendrix says he was a policeman and killed by a prisoner; !CENSUS:1850 Rutherford Co., NC Montfords Cove # 714/728 John A. Grant 36 Farmer $500 NC Minty 31 Samuel 8 Rhoda 6 William 4 Joseph 1 Mary J. 1; !CENSUS:1860 Rutherford Co., NC Buffalo Dist, Chimney Rock PO # 1411/1411 J. A. Grant 46 Farmer $1150/900 NC Minta 40 Samuel 17 Rody 16 Wm 14 Joseph 10 Mary 10 Lafayette 8 Sarah 6 Harriet 4 Margaret 2; !CIVIL WAR: B. W. Grant 1st Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, born Rutherford Mar 1846, enl age 17, 9 May 1864, 5'8" tall, dark complexion, gray eyes, born Rutherford, Farmer; !CENSUS:1870 McDowell Co., NC Old Fort Township No 9, Old Fort PO # 112/114 William Grant 24 Farmer $-/200 NC Maggie 24 Keeping House; !CENSUS:1880 McDowell Co., NC Old Fort # 105/105 William B. Grant 33 M Shoemaker NC-NC-NC Margrett A. 33 wife Keeping House Minnie A. 9 dau at home Larrer S. 6 dau at home Maud M. 2 dau at home; !CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co., NC Asheville Township / Asheville City Wards 1 & 4, # 86/107, 316 Baley Street William Grant head Jun 1846 53 M 3 NC-NC-NC Carpenter Nora wife Apr 1869 31 M 3 2-2 Charles son Sep 1890 9 at school Bessie dau Aug 1892 7 at school; !NAMED:11 Jan 1904 Rutherford Co, NC Will of Minty GRANT "son W.B. GRANT"; !CENSUS:1910 Buncombe Co., NC Asheville Township / Asheville City / Ward 4, # 269/301, 67 Blanton Street William Grant head 67 M2 16 NC-Scotland-NC Carpenter Nora wife 41 M2 16 2-2 Seamstress Charles S. son 18 S Collector Bessie dau 16 Cashier; !NOTE:from an email 09/07/2008: Betty Hendrix wrote: > I am betty stinnette hendrix and the grand daughter of nora grant.her son charles roy stinnette was my father.mama grant,as i called her lived in asheville,nc.i never knew mr.grant but i have a picture of him.he was a policeman and was killed by a prisoner is what i was told.i was born 1931 and i never met aunt bessie,mama grant's daughter by mr. grant/she died a few months before i was born.my dad was her son by charles l. stinnett,who she never spoke about.mama grant's people lived in and about Black mountain. would enjoy hearing from you. take care. betty